Daily Archives: April 4, 2018

The no confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated in Parliament with a majority of 46 votes. It is said that 76 MPs voted in favour and 122 voted against while 26 MPs were absent during the vote. Parliament commenced debating the no-faith motion brought by the Joint …

Venerable Athureliye Rathana Thero said he cannot vote in favor of no-confidence motion on behalf of government. Speaking at the debate on no-confidence motion the Thero said however, he cannot approve corruption as a Thero. “The Yahapalana government has more criticism than the previous government. National security has been endangered. …

Opposition Leader R Sampanthan says that the wording and timing of the no-confidence motion, which seeks to implicate the Prime Minister with the bond scam, are indicative of the pursuit of a political agenda through the motion rather than fixing responsibility in regard to the bond scam. “The question must …

A team of European Parliament members will visit Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6 to evaluate the first results of Sri Lanka’s accession to the Generalized System of Preferences plus (GSP+) scheme and to enhance their dialogue with Sri Lanka on the remaining challenges, the European Union Delegation in …

State-owned Bank of Ceylon (BoC), having completed 78 successful years, has now closed 2017 with another spearheading record of Rs. 30.3 billion Profit Before Tax (PBT). The Bank has recorded an impressive 8 percent growth in PBT, when adjusted for the one off gain recorded in 2016 (ie: disposal of …

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday informed Parliament that the Supreme Court had determined that the Judicature (Amendment) Bill was inconsistent with the Constitution. Announcing the Supreme Court decision, the Speaker said: “I wish to announce the determination of the Supreme Court on the Bill titled Judicature (Amendment) in respect of …

Speculation is rife that the government is contemplating to initiate steps to reshuffle all the provincial governors within the next few days. The President had previously summoned all Governors to discuss this matter while the new Governors are likely to be sworn in on April 6, according to government sources. …

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has decided to defeat the motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, when it is taken up for vote in Parliament today. The SLMC’s Supreme Council convened today and decided to vote against the motion, SLMC leader Minister Rauf Hakeem said. “As …

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the UNP Parliamentary Group that party reforms will be carried out immediately after the conclusion of the no-confidence motion against him and the government which is to be taken up for debate tomorrow (4). During the meeting of the UNP Parliamentary Group held today …